8 Actors Who Went To Extreme Lengths For Films No One Watched

8. James Franco Shadowed A Gigilo - Sonny

When James Franco decided to go full method for his role of Tommy Wiseau in 2017's The Disaster Artist, the star's good pal Seth Rogen even confessed he "couldn't deal with it, straight up, for the first two days." However, this wasn't the first time the star had gone out of his way to completely submerge himself in the world of another character.

When tasked with playing a male prostitute in 2002's Sonny, Franco decided he needed to get to know the world of gigilos a little better. So, the actor shadowed a real-life prostitute in a strip club beforehand.

Recounting the research to Inside the Actors Studio, Franco stated, "It went down. Everything went down, as you see in the movies and hear about. The eerie thing is, it was like a movie, but it wasn't a movie - it was the real thing, happening in front of me."

While the star's commitment to his performance in The Disaster Artist led to critical acclaim for Franco, his going of the extra mile whilst working on the Nicolas Cage-directed feature went pretty much unnoticed as next to no one caught the film in cinemas.